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Auction archive: Lot number 2001

Foochow British Consular Post 1857 (19

Reserve
HK$10,000 - HK$12,000
ca. US$1,275 - US$1,530
Price realised:
n. a.
Auction archive: Lot number 2001

Foochow British Consular Post 1857 (19

Reserve
HK$10,000 - HK$12,000
ca. US$1,275 - US$1,530
Price realised:
n. a.
Beschreibung:

Foochow British Consular Post 1857 (19 Nov.) entire letter to his brother, Robert in London "viâ Southampton" rated at "1/-" and bearing, on the flap, which opens well for display, Hong Kong type 9 c.d.s. (28.11) partly overstruck by diminutive London arrival (18.1) in red; fine. A good early letter. Photo James Dick was born in 1823 in Soulis Street, Kilmarnock, and had 4 brothers and sisters. The family was poor, but when James Dick died in 1902 he left an estate of over £1,000,000, an enormous amount of money at the time. From humble beginnings James, and his brother Robert, became businessmen of world-wide importance. Their hugely successful business, R. and J. Dick, revolved around the production of drive-belts for industrial machinery, using the rubber-like substance balata. He travelled the world visiting some of his overseas investments (including gold and silver mines).

Auction archive: Lot number 2001
Auction:
Datum:
21 Jun 2019
Auction house:
Spink
Spink China
Beschreibung:

Foochow British Consular Post 1857 (19 Nov.) entire letter to his brother, Robert in London "viâ Southampton" rated at "1/-" and bearing, on the flap, which opens well for display, Hong Kong type 9 c.d.s. (28.11) partly overstruck by diminutive London arrival (18.1) in red; fine. A good early letter. Photo James Dick was born in 1823 in Soulis Street, Kilmarnock, and had 4 brothers and sisters. The family was poor, but when James Dick died in 1902 he left an estate of over £1,000,000, an enormous amount of money at the time. From humble beginnings James, and his brother Robert, became businessmen of world-wide importance. Their hugely successful business, R. and J. Dick, revolved around the production of drive-belts for industrial machinery, using the rubber-like substance balata. He travelled the world visiting some of his overseas investments (including gold and silver mines).

Auction archive: Lot number 2001
Auction:
Datum:
21 Jun 2019
Auction house:
Spink
Spink China
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